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Impact of Integrated Yoga Module on Leadership Competencies of Managers


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1 Research Scholar, Division of Yoga and Management, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana, Prashanti Kutiram, Jigani Hobli, Bangalore - 560 105, India
2 Associate Professor, Division of Yoga and Management, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana, Prashanti Kutiram, Jigani Hobli, Bangalore - 560 105, India
3 Professor, Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Science, C V Raman Avenue, Bangalore- 560 012, India
4 Chancellor, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana, Prashanti Kutiram, Jigani Hobli, Bangalore - 560 105, India
     

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Leadership remains one of the most researched topics, but scientific mechanisms behind the phenomenon are not yet known completely. Leadership competency is considered as a trait of a leader than a process in the organizational context. The purpose of this research was to explore the impact of integrated yoga module on leadership competencies as given in Indian transformational leadership (ITL) and propose a model for the leadership phenomenon. We conducted a randomized control trial study on a total of 126 managers with 90 days of intervention (integrated yoga module (yoga group) (n = 63) and physical exercise (PhyEx group) (n = 63) participants). Experiments revealed that leadership competencies were affected by both integrated yoga module and physical exercise significantly (p < 0.001). RM ANOVA results showed that yoga group showed high effect of size than physical exercise and had a consistent significant effect over repeated measures. The integrated yoga module was found to have a consistent positive impact on most of the leadership competencies with emotional and cognitive domains requiring willpower and self control, while physical exercise had a positive impact only on emotional domains of leadership competencies.

Keywords

Leadership Competency, Leadership Phenomenon, Indian Transformational Leadership, Willpower, Integrated Yoga Module, Physical Exercise

D23, I31, J17, M53, Z12

Paper Submission Date : October 28, 2016 ; Paper sent back for Revision : May 10, 2017 ; Paper Acceptance Date : June 15, 2017.

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Datta S. Taware
Research Scholar, Division of Yoga and Management, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana, Prashanti Kutiram, Jigani Hobli, Bangalore - 560 105, India
Sony Kumari
Associate Professor, Division of Yoga and Management, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana, Prashanti Kutiram, Jigani Hobli, Bangalore - 560 105, India
K. B. Akhilesh
Professor, Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Science, C V Raman Avenue, Bangalore- 560 012, India
H. R. Nagendra
Chancellor, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana, Prashanti Kutiram, Jigani Hobli, Bangalore - 560 105, India

Abstract


Leadership remains one of the most researched topics, but scientific mechanisms behind the phenomenon are not yet known completely. Leadership competency is considered as a trait of a leader than a process in the organizational context. The purpose of this research was to explore the impact of integrated yoga module on leadership competencies as given in Indian transformational leadership (ITL) and propose a model for the leadership phenomenon. We conducted a randomized control trial study on a total of 126 managers with 90 days of intervention (integrated yoga module (yoga group) (n = 63) and physical exercise (PhyEx group) (n = 63) participants). Experiments revealed that leadership competencies were affected by both integrated yoga module and physical exercise significantly (p < 0.001). RM ANOVA results showed that yoga group showed high effect of size than physical exercise and had a consistent significant effect over repeated measures. The integrated yoga module was found to have a consistent positive impact on most of the leadership competencies with emotional and cognitive domains requiring willpower and self control, while physical exercise had a positive impact only on emotional domains of leadership competencies.

Keywords


Leadership Competency, Leadership Phenomenon, Indian Transformational Leadership, Willpower, Integrated Yoga Module, Physical Exercise

D23, I31, J17, M53, Z12

Paper Submission Date : October 28, 2016 ; Paper sent back for Revision : May 10, 2017 ; Paper Acceptance Date : June 15, 2017.




DOI: https://doi.org/10.17010/pijom%2F2017%2Fv10i7%2F116491